Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB511

Introduced
2/13/24  
Refer
2/14/24  

Caption

Permitting beer and hard cider sales by microbreweries to retailers, public venues, clubs, drinking establishments, holders of temporary permits and caterers and allowing such sales at special events to consumers.

Impact

The proposed amendments are significant as they elevate the operational capabilities of microbreweries within Kansas, allowing them both to increase their customer base and enhance their sales strategies. Furthermore, it modifies limitations on how much beer and hard cider can be manufactured and sold, encouraging local production and distribution. This could lead to a boost in local craft brewing culture and, subsequently, economic benefits for community establishments and local economies.

Summary

Senate Bill 511 aims to amend existing Kansas liquor laws to expand the sales privileges of microbreweries. It allows microbreweries to sell beer and hard cider manufactured by them directly to various stakeholders including retailers, public venues, clubs, and caterers. Additionally, the bill permits the sale of these beverages in unopened containers to consumers at special events regulated by the state's alcoholic beverage control division. By modernizing the sales framework, the bill hopes to enhance market access for local microbreweries and support their growth.

Contention

While the bill has much support from microbrewery owners and proponents of local businesses, it may face opposition relating to broader implications for existing alcoholic beverage control laws. Some stakeholders may express concerns over the potential risks of unregulated alcohol consumption at such events and the enforcement of responsible drinking practices. The balance between economic development and public health safety will likely be a point of contention in future discussions around the bill.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2124

Senate Substitute for HB 2124 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Permitting beer and hard cider sales by microbreweries to retailers, public venues, clubs, drinking establishments, holders of temporary permits and caterers and allowing such sales at special events to consumers.

KS SB253

Authorizing home delivery by licensed retailers, licensed clubs and drinking establishments and restaurants and third-party delivery services.

KS HB2291

Permitting food establishments to allow dogs in outside areas and microbreweries to allow dogs in outside and inside areas, allowing microbreweries to sell beer with a limited alcohol content as cereal malt beverage.

KS HB2431

Allowing vessels that operate upon the Perry reservoir to be licensed as clubs and drinking establishments.

KS HB2059

Exempting charitable raffle prizes of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages from the Kansas liquor control act, the club and drinking establishment act and the Kansas cereal malt beverage act; amending the spirits, wine and beer distributors law regulating samples; requiring monthly remittance of gallonage taxes regarding special order shipping of wine; allowing businesses to sell cereal malt beverage by the drink on Sundays without requiring that 30% of the gross receipts of such businesses be derived from the sale of food; permitting food establishments to allow dogs in outside areas on the premises and food establishments that are microbreweries to allow dogs in outside and inside areas on the premises notwithstanding certain provisions of the Kansas food code; amending the common consumption area law to permit rather than require roads be blocked and allowing designation of such areas by signage.

KS SB56

Authorizing home delivery of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage by licensed retailers, drinking establishments and third-party delivery services.

KS HB2376

Transferring the licensure of on-premise cereal malt beverage retailers and off-premise cereal malt beverage retailers from cities and counties to the alcoholic beverage control division of the department of revenue; allowing continued local licensure by cities or counties.

KS HB2677

Authorizing the sale of wine by cereal malt beverage retailer licensees.

KS SB251

Providing sampling rules for alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages for spirits distributors, wine distributors and beer distributors in regard to the amount of products used for samples for distributors, retailers and club and drinking establishment licensees.

KS SB374

Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverages Control Act; adding small farm producer license; permitting tastings and sales for on-premises and off-premises consumption. Effective date.

Similar Bills

KS HB2124

Senate Substitute for HB 2124 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Permitting beer and hard cider sales by microbreweries to retailers, public venues, clubs, drinking establishments, holders of temporary permits and caterers and allowing such sales at special events to consumers.

AZ HB2905

Craft producer; festival; fair; license

LA HB554

Provides relative to microbrewery operations

AZ HB2223

Liquor; licensing; processes; procedures

AZ HB2660

Liquor; licensing; processes; procedures

NJ S641

Requires ABC to waive certain alcoholic beverage license renewal fees in response to COVID-19 pandemic; allows municipalities to waive renewal fees.

NJ S1665

Requires ABC to waive certain alcoholic beverage license renewal fees in response to COVID-19 pandemic; allows municipalities to waive renewal fees.

KY HB500

AN ACT relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages and declaring an emergency.